Okay, these were really good. But don't eat most of the pan like I did. Could result in a slight uptick in the scale. I don't know about substituting sweeteners. I might just try stevia only next time. The bulk of the calories and fat come from the almond butter. Some used sunflower butter but it turns green. I don't think is a problem. Read the comments.

They are light but sorta of rich. Just not dense like a brownie. The center does not fully cook. But it tastes good. Creamy.

If I stuck to my portion (1/4) I ballparked it at 250 calories but the fat content is high.

At my house, its always pita pizzas, the kids love it. I haven't had any yet since starting IP but i figured i could have it for dinner, use the pita and use some fat free cheese and load it with veggies, etc. Hmmm now i want some, lol.

Just out of interest, do any of you maintainers make any recipes out of the eat clean book???
I have seen many reciped but they involve say oats and almond butter looking into cookies or protein bars etc to take with us on holiday....
Do alot of you seperate carbs and fats still???

I use the eat clean book for cooking and always seperate my fats and carbs...there will always be room for indulging and minor slip ups (as long as it doesn't happen daily/weekly I think it's ok) but so far I'm mindful and as it's working for me I will continue to be mindful.

I am generally pretty low carb and at night I really try to make sure I have a protein laced snack as I don't and can't sleep when hungry.

I think the fat/carb dissociation is one of the most important rule to follow and i usually follow it. I'll have cheese, salad dressing, mayo with lunch and pasta, bread products, carb veggies with dinner but most of the time, i don't have carbs with dinner but have yogourt with berries for evening snack.

What is eat clean??

I try to use the carb/fat separation rule. It does seem to help. But, it is confusing at first. It's not always easy to separate so I try to reduce the non-dominant item. Small amt. of butter with bread. Small amt. of pasta or something wheatlike in salad. Sm. amt of cheese with pizza. I also pay attn. to how I feel.

Hey purple, check out Tosca Reno (google her) and her eating clean diet. :) I like her cook books as they provide the nutrient lists...:)

Purple Sky: For my pizza cravings I order a Papa Murphy's thin crust regular vegetarian with no cheese..yes I know it is crazy. Then i put turkey pepperoni
on it..You could also add lf cheese if you want. I cut off the edges of the crust. So far I have never gained weight by eating that small amount of crust.

2nd solution: I use a low carb pita bread. Then put 1/2 c pasta sauce, 1/2 c ricotta cheese..various veges. This is another weird breakfast of mine. I consider the pasta to be a fruit, the ricotta is for the yogurt, and the bread is the bread.
Netrition.com sells a low carb Toufayan pita which is good..They also have a st Joseph's flax oat pita that is very low carb. I have also heard of people making pizza with a low carb tortilla.

I agree with you..we have got make this work by finding healthy foods you really enjoy.That involves experimenting and searching when you get unmotivated. Your lemon cream sounds good.

I have found that making various sauces or dips makes me feel like I am eating something special...I make tahini sauce..cilantro greek yogurt..or chimichuri. I use these with various meats.

Thanks everyone for the recipes and sites to check out.

Today's experiment is a ground turkey basil Thai stir fry.

REBOOT How long do I have to be in phase 1 to need to go through 3?
 

I got a little over my goal weight so have been on phase 1 for a week and am back in range - any issue with just going to phase 4 or should I go through 3 even after just a week?

Any advice would be appreciated :)

I haven't done any 'rebooting' yet as I'm a baby maintainer, BUT PERSONALLY I would do a few days of each as soon as you go over 5 days of Phase 1, one or two days each....maybe someone else can chime in.

Let us know what you do and the results though ok :)

WOW, I can hear the crickets in here...:)

So, had a great weekend, I'm running on the Phase 1 day vice the cheat day as I find I'm way more hungry the day after and not as hungry the day that I actually run. So it works out that I'm running on a Phase 1 day (not as hungry) and then back to regular on Monday (I know I've repeated myself but I'm leaving it) lol

Ran 10 km yesterday, I was S-L-O-W with 1 hr 8 minutes...I've been consitently running twice a week for 5 weeks now and I'm very happy with that.

We went over to a 'new' friends place who had snacks...fruit salsa with no added sugar. About a year ago he lost 50 lbs and still uses a food scale on the kitchen table during supper it was nice to be around people who didn't have scores of food that I had to sit around while playing games.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Ishbel: How nice that you have friends who are in to healthy eating and measuring. I use my scale a lot. I just came from a barbecue where no one was into healthy eating..fortunately i just munched on my coleslaw and ignored the rest.

A NSV. I made a some sushi for the dinner party. I made a conscious decision to have 2 pieces for breakfast..This is inari sushi which had some sugar in a tofu pocket of rice. After one, I decided that was enough..and did not have the second. This was always a childhood trigger food. I see a real change in my eating habits!

BC girl: Try whatever works for you. Everyone is different here. Some people do all of the Phases Again and work up to 4. I just eat Phase 1 for a day or until the weight goes down and then start eating phase 3/4 again.

Sorry I've been MIA. After doing a couple great weeks on P1, I fell off the wagon:( I'm heading up to our mountain cabin for a mini vacation for a few days. Then DH and I plan to do P1 hard to lose weight before our cruise in November. Argh. I wish I could get the hang of maintaining!! It's been almost a year.

It is so hard to really commit to phase 1 again for a long stretch when you are still close to goal. It will help that dh is with you!
Summer is also a tough time if you are traveling...

Lee: I am glad your husband is doing P1 with you. Where are you going on your cruise?

Momto2cs: Do you find it harder to go in the gym in the summer? I seem to want to be outside and walk now.

I have got three out of 4 kids at home now. It is amazing to me how busy I am with kids activities and really need to watch that I do not skip exercise.

FYI: I had a mammogram and the dr said my nodules had shrunk due to losing weight!